Mamlaka hii ni muhimu.

to be

Breakdown of Mamlaka hii ni muhimu.

• muhimu: important
• hii: this
• mamlaka: the authority

Questions & Answers about Mamlaka hii ni muhimu.

What does each word in Mamlaka hii ni muhimu do?

• mamlaka = authority, power, or sometimes an authority/body, depending on context
• hii = this
• ni = is
• muhimu = important

So the structure is basically:

mamlaka hii = this authority
ni muhimu = is important

Why does hii come after mamlaka instead of before it?

Because Swahili usually puts demonstratives like this and that after the noun, not before it.

So:

• mamlaka hii = this authority
• not hii mamlaka in normal neutral word order

This is a very common difference from English. Compare:

• kitabu hiki = this book
• mtu huyu = this person
• mamlaka hii = this authority

Why is it hii and not some other form of this?